Commence - Indian Laws - General

Word commence Collins English Dictionary to mean to start or begin; come or cause to come into being, operation etc. In Black s Law Dictionary it is defined to mean: to initiate by performing the first act or step. To begin, institute or start Civil action in most jurisdictions is commenced by filing a complaint with the court.... Criminal action is commenced within statute of limitations at time preliminary complaint or information is filed with magistrate in good faith and a warrant issued thereon... A criminal prosecution is commenced [1] when information is laid before magistrate charging commission of crime, and a warrant of arrest is issued, or [2] when grand jury has returned an indictment . In the Words and Phrases [Permanent Edition] Vol.42A, at page 171, under the head Commencement , It is stated that trial commences at least from the time when work of empanelling of a jury begins . Union of India v. Major General Madan Lal Yadav - 1996 (3) TMI 472 - SUPREME COURT